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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during DST; when
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period
to the previous date by ELT].
Rx: mostly DX-398 or PL-880 with internal antenna only; Nissan stock caradio as
specified; FRG-7 with E/W longwire as specified
These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open
access:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page35
These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of
USA, unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are in
frequency order
** CANADA. 2749-USB, May 22 at 0452 UT, just as I tune in, voice transmission
stops. According to
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm
this was VCN in Rivière-au-Renard [Fox River], QC, with a weather broadcast
which started at 0437 in English and French. Frequency is shared with three
Nova Scotia stations at other hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1775, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
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** OKLAHOMA. 780, May 23 at 0122 UT, no signal from KSPI, 250 watt daytimer in
Stillwater, which doesn`t have to go off until 0130 UT in May; 0145 UT in June
and July. Yet another anomaly from this station. And no WBBM has faded in yet
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1210, May 22 at 0530 UT, weather from ``Today`s Country, 1210
KGYN``, then as if to reëmphasise it for us, multiple IDs with same slogan but
different coverage segments, such as NE New Mexico, Canadian (TX NE panhandle
town), etc. So now it`s pretty certain KGYN has abandoned the ``US Country``
branding, along with a switch of satellite music sources. Personally, I thought
``US Country`` had more class and a bit more individuality (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1430, May 24 at 0356 UT as I tune by, NWS robot is issuing flash
flood warning for Tulsa County and naming many other towns around; so KTBZ has
managed to break away from stupid sports talk. Tulsa is quite flood-prone with
hills & dales. Suspect it`s on emergency day power & pattern, 25/5 kW, as I
normally don`t hear it at night, when everything is pushed southwards, and 1430
occupied by KZQZ St Louis (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1550, May 24 at 0546 UT, multi-station ID too rapid to copy fully,
for ``The Sports Animal``, including 1470 & 1490 (KVIN Vinita & KBIX Muskogee,
resp.), some FMs and an FM translator, and 1550 which is KYAL Sapulpa, 2500/40
watts. Well, this is no 40 watts. Same pattern day & nite, major lobe SE, minor
lobe west. Apparently regular stupid sports talk rather than weather emergency
coverage here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1640, May 28 at 1316 UT, open carrier, dead air except for hum,
from KZLS Enid/Hennessey/OKC. Ho, hum, not at all unusual for them; what a
sorry excuse for a radio station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1650, May 22 at 0517 UT, KYHN Sallisaw (a.k.a. Fort Smith AR
market), I`m accustomed to hearing `Red Eye Radio` and then the same thing a
few seconds later on 1640 KZLS --- but not any more. KZLS is still with RER,
but 1650 with something else, some even further far-right wacko; soon refers to
Alex Jones, so I guess it`s his show with a substitute, and not // WWCR 4840.
Since these are replays of earlier in the day anyway, not expected to match
now. BTW, KYHN night signal is nowhere as strong as it was months ago, when I
now suspect they were running 10 kW day power instead of 1 kW night (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1650, May 24 at 0542 UT, KYHN good signal now with `Red Eye Radio`
and two seconds ahead of same on 1640 KZLS Enid/OKC; 1650 is almost
synchronized with 1520 KOKC, as RER remains inexplicably on two stations in
same market, more or less. Contrary to my last log after local midnite [CDT],
when 1650 was with Alex Jones or something else. Per this sked:
http://kyhnradio.com/schedule
`Red Eye` is 7-nightly at 12-5 am; but home page http://kyhnradio.com/ claims
Alex Jones is M-F at 9 am-12 pm (=noon), contrary to the schedule as 9
pm-midnite! Scowling Jones promo rotates with smiling Herman Cain, also as 9
am-12 pm = noon. All four far-right wackos are equally to be shunned (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 2899.75, May 22 at 0451 UT, JBA carrier as I continue to check for
the KWHW Altus second harmonic. At 1312 UT May 22, I can`t be sure even the JBA
carrier is there anymore. Despite a ~6 day window May 14-19 when it was really
radiating, I`m not aware of anyone DXing this except Dave Valko and myself
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1775, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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** U S A. 720, UT Monday May 25 at 0543 UT, surprised to hear `The Great
Gildersleeve` oldtime radio on WGN. Such used to be at local midnite on 780
WBBM, but now it`s sticking to ``News 105.9``, with a `Stardate` at 0543 UT.
WGN schedule
http://wgnradio.com/on-air/schedule/
shows this is only a UT Monday 04-07 thing:
``11 p.m. – 2 a.m.: WGN Radio Theatre with Carl Amari``
http://wgnradio.com/category/wgn-radio-theatre/
It seems this week`s is only the seventh program in the series, each consisting
of three different OTR shows, a full hour each?? Not noticed before on Sunday
nights; and maybe WBBM is still doing OTR on weeknights? Finding a program
schedule on its website is not so easy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 750, May 24 at 0622 UT, WSB ID, instead of blockage by KAMA El Paso,
Univisión Radio in Spanish; maybe it`s the weak music underneath. Can KAMA
finally be back in whack?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1080, May 27 at 0640 UT, KRLD Dallas has QRM with fast SAH, and ID as
``Rock 105, The Kastle``. I spell it with a K since NRC AM Log shows KSLL Price
UT, as // K285AB 104.9, ``Rockin` the Kastle with Classic Rock``, and AM
stereo. Trouble is, this is licensed as a 10 kW non-direxional daytimer!!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1570, May 26 at 0655 UT as I am trying to listen to XERF [see
MEXICO], it has usual heavy SAH and QRM primarily from the closest US station
allowed to share the frequency at night, ID as KBCV Hollister, i.e. SW
Missouri, address in Springfield, Bott gospel huxter. They must have been
desperate to get on the air, only 675 miles from 100 kW ND Ciudad Acuña = 1086
km. KBCV is 5/3 kW, night pattern major lobe NW, minor SE, with a null toward
Del Rio, but plenty signal here away from the null if not on the major, while
daytime is ND (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1590, May 24 at 0350 UT, sports talk from NE/SW is dominant VG
signal, phone 1-800-777-2907, then mentioning Mike Wynn(? might win?) Show on
Yahoo Sports Radio. Meanwhile I had scanned the entire MW band on another
receiver, looking for a // without finding any, just confirming it`s not ESPN
as on local 1390v KCRC. 0358 UT local break plugs a music show, despite mainly
being ``News-talk-sports, WAIK, Galesburg, Illinois``, weather from the Prairie
Weather Center, and a few more WAIK IDs to remove any doubt whatsoever. 0359 UT
a minute of dead air! 0400 joining some network news, not sure whence, leading
with Oklahoma storms and flooding.
WAIK is 5000/55 watts U3 with address in Monmouth IL. This is no 55 watts! U3
means direxional, same pattern day and night, which is an E-W ellipse, tangent
southward, so not unfavorable toward here as long as on day power (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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UNIDENTIFIED. 1530, May 22 at 0523 UT, open carrier/dead air, loops ESE/WNW,
and slightly on the lo side compared to stepping 10-kHz neighbor frequencies.
Likely KXTD, 5 kW daytimer in Wagoner OK; or a known cheater normally with
modulation, KVDW England AR, 2.5 kW daytimer; or KKHI Colorado Springs, which
was also a big cheater under previous call KCMN, with 15000/15 watts. After a
bit, Brother Scare becomes audible underneath, i.e. WCKY OH (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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